UpFront
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Hosting the Olympics is costly. For China, it's worth every billion
With the 2022 Winter Olympics, China is hoping to nurture an abiding interest in skiing, curling, ice hockey and other winter sports that could increase consumer spending, particularly in the country's chilly and economically struggling northeast
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Energy markets are jittery as Russia-Ukraine tensions drag on
Russia produces 10 million barrels of oil a day, roughly 10% of global demand, and is Europe's largest supplier of natural gas, a critical fuel for power plants and for heat
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Timeline: YouTube through the years since 2005
From its launch to acquisition by Google, to crossing billion-views milestone, and more—here's a look at YouTube's key turning points on the way to becoming the world's most popular online video-sharing platform
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Tilfi is turning its traditional textile family business into a digital D2C brand
Third-generation entrepreneurs behind the Varanasi-based platform say they want to take artisans along with them in their growth journey, and sell Banarasi weaves to the world
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The quiet flight of Muslims from France
Before elections in April, President Emmanuel Macron's top three rivals are all running anti-immigrant campaigns that fan fears of a nation facing a civilisational threat by invading non-Europeans
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Storyboard18 - Marketers are arriving in the metaverse. What's next?
Touted as the next big thing in digital marketing, marketers' invasion of metaverse has begun. Though plenty of work is still pending on the realisation of a true metaverse ecosystem, some brands are moving in fast
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A watershed in Bitcoin crime with an unlikely couple in the glare
Charged with conspiring to launder billions of dollars in Bitcoin, Ilya Lichtenstein, and Heather Morgan, are accused of siphoning off chunks of purloined currency and trying to hide it in a complex network of digital wallets and internet personas
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The LIC draft prospectus for IPO screams, 'all is not well'
Forbes India has analysed the 652-page offer document filed by India's largest insurer to present quick takeaways on what the numbers say
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Storyboard18 - There is unlimited opportunity in the Indian market: Jim Huether, CEO of Hyperice
Hyperice will leverage its enviable roster of athlete-investors, including Virat Kohli, to become a truly global brand, says Huether in an exclusive interview
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Storyboard18 - From 'Hamara Bajaj' to the world's favourite Indian, the true legacy of Rahul Bajaj
Our greatest legacies aren't about our past, they are about the future. Rahul Bajaj's legacy isn't the Bajaj that he built. His legacy is the Bajaj that's being built by Rajiv Bajaj
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How startup CFOs and finance heads are emerging as new-age strategists
In the digital era, CFOs are at the heart of strategy and making decisions, not just supporting them